Combined curtain pole and shade support



March 15, 1932. F. J. ROCK COMBINED CURTAIN POLE AND SHADE SUPPORT Filed June 6, 1951 d?? f1 ,fz/2614 INVE TOR Tfdjoo@ ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 1,5, 1932 kreife'-E FREDERICK J. Rock, or sYRAcUsE, NEW YORK COMBINED CURTAIN POLE AND SHADE s'P'roErr Application filed June 6, 1931. Serial No. 542,598.

My invention relates to lace curtain and shade fixtures, and it consists in the construction, arrangements and combinations herein described and claimed.

It is an object of my invention to provide a fixture mounting in which brackets for support of lace curtains and a shade are embodied upon single mounting plates, thus greatly facilitating the installation of shades and curtains upon a window.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a fixture in which the curtain and shade brackets are adjustable to accommodate draperies of varying widths and to also 15 provide means in the curtain brackets for vertical adjustment thereof.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of fixtures which may be cheaply manufactured, readily installed upon a 2e Window frame and give a neat and attrae-- tive appearance.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will be apparent from the `following description and accompanying 25 drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a window frame having my brackets in place, and illustrating the shade and curtain rods in position:

Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one 35 of the brackets.

My brackets may be applied to any window frame, and for the sake of illustration I have shown a conventional construction of framing 10, the upper corner portions of which are recessed as at 11, Within which my brackets 12 are secured by screw fastenings as at 13.

The brackets 12 which are disposed upon opposite sides of the frame, are identical in construction, and therefore a detailed description of only one will be made.

The bracket 12 comprises a mounting plate 14 which has a circumscribing flange 15 of 50 a depth to seat within the recess 13 and position the plate 14 flush `with the exterior surface of the fra-me 10.

A pair of'slots 16and 17 are formed in the plate 14 lying in parallel planes, the lower slot 16 extending from a point` closely adjacent one vertical edge of the plate to a point beyond a vertical center ofthe plate,

and the upper slot 17 is similarly formed, but f extends from the opposite vertical edge of the plate.

VWithin the slot 16 there is provided a shade bracket 18 which in the present instance comprises a rectangular plate 19 adapted to lie flush against the plate 14 and of a width to project beyond the edges of the slot 16. A pin 20 carried by the plate 19 is extended through Vthe slo-t 16 and has a head 21 for maintaining the plate 19 in sliding relation with the plate 14. i

The bracket 18 has `a shade supporting arm 22 extended at right angles to the plate 19 which hasV asuitable'slot or aperture 23 for reception of the trunnions 24 of a roller shade 25. i

`In order to obtain various adjustments of the bracket 18 upon the bracket plate 14, the plate 19 is apertured to receive a threaded bolt 26, the shank portion of which is slidable within the vslot 16. A wing nut 27, engaged upon the bolt 26 is employed for securing the bracket 18 in adjusted positions upon the plate 12, as readily understood.

Within the upper slot 17, a U-shaped support 28 isadjustably secured, this securement being provided by a threaded bolt 29 extended through the slot 17 and through a suitable aperture formed medially of the body 30 of the support, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The clamping action bet-Ween the bracket plate 14 and the support 28 is obtained by tightening of the wing nut 31. The support 28 comprises a pair of arms32 and 32a extended at right anglesto the body 30 for support of curtain rods 33.

The curtain rods 33 are of the extensible type formed of sheetV metal and bent and f shaped to engage telescopically over the arms 32 and 32a as most clearly shown in Fig. 3.A

It will be apparent that by loosening theV wing nut-3l, the support 28 may be adjusted itc to any desired position Within the slot 17, and that by tightening the nut, such adjustmentwill be retained.

The arms 32 of opposite brackets may support a rod 33 from Which a curtain may be suspended, While the arms 32aM may include a rod 33 so shaped as to suspend a usual curtain cap or other drapery. e Y

y Occasion may arise Where it Would be desirable to support a plurality of curtains, cap members or the like, and this' maybe carried out by providing an auxiliary bracket 34:.

The bracket 34 includes an upright 35,' vertically slotted at its. lower end, as at 86,

and upon its upper end there is suitably secured, as by Welding, a horizontally disposed member 37, having rightangularly disposed arms 38, 39 and 40. The bracket 34 is secured to the bracket 28 bypositioning the upright between the body portion and the Wing nut 3l, the bolt 29 being disposed Within the slot 36. Thus, the bracket 34 may be adjusted verticallywith respectto the bracket 28 and by tightening the Wing nut 3l, such ad` j ustment will be maintained. v

As clearly shovvn in Fig. 4, the armsBS, 39

y and 40 support respective curtain rods 41,

a2 and 43,'and in such relation asV to suspend the, curtains, caps or thelike in superposed position. wWhile have shown and described a preu ferred form of my invention do not limit my invention thereto, and retain as my own all such modil'ications as fairly fall Within the scope of the appended claims;

l/Vhat I- claim is:

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1. A combined shade and curtain support comprising a mounting plate having slots, curtain and shade' brackets horizontally adjustable Within said slots, a second curtain bracket carried by said lirst named curtain bracket andvertically adjustable thereon,

' and clamping means for securing said brackets in various adjusted positions.

2. A combined curtain and shade support comprising amounting plate, a shade bracket adjustably mounted thereon, a curtain bracket adj ustably mounted upon said mounting-plate, rsaid bracket having a pairof laterally extended arm members for support lof curtainV rods, a second curtain bracket adjustably related to said irst'named curtain bracket and having arms for support ofcurtain rods, anda single clamp means for securingsaid curtain brackets inV adjusted relation.

Y 3. A combined curtain and shade support comprising a mounting plate, a shade bracket, a curtain bracket laterally adjustable upon said mounting plate, a second curtain bracket vertically adjustable to said first named curtain bracket, and a single clamp means for 

